ONWARDS AND UPWARDS Today marks the final day of term 1 at school and we are all exhausted but quietly satisfied. We’re looking forward to sleeping in on frosty mornings, packing the lunch boxes away, travelling to Melbourne for some much need Grandparent time and enjoying the freedom that surrounds us at home. I feel…
I had to keep my last post short, I can’t believe how emotional it made me when I wrote it down. I guess everything bubbles over when you actually realise what you are doing. Time just keeps moving and it is so important to stop and reflect on it all, to feel all the feelings…
Towards the end of our journey around Australia we began to feel a pull towards finding a place to call home. For probably the last 12 years Trent and I have dreamt of one day owning our own property. In the days of vision boards we imagined green rolling hills, a running creek, breathtaking views…
“I want my children to be happy,” is a common answer to this question. I want my children to be happy too, but I have loved diving deeply into what it actually means. When I truly reflect on what I wish for them, I find the things that fuel every one of my parenting decisions.…
Our travels around Australia taught me so much about change. We fear it because every time it happens, it takes us out into the unknown. We are taught very young to stay within the boundaries, to follow the rules that have been set. Who set these rules? Why were we taught that there is a…
It was difficult to try and sum up all of what I received while we were on the road. However, after some careful reflection and discussion with my family I found 10 pearls of wisdom that made their way into our hearts while we travelled. People will generally, if not always live up to…
We travelled Australia for nearly 2 years and it will always be one of the most incredible experiences of my life. I got to experience education at it’s fundamental best. We did very little structured instruction and we did not follow a curriculum. Instead we allowed education to flow organically from our experiences and from…
Living in the big city, led Trent and I to ask other questions about our own lives. Our days seemed to be consumed by city smog, bumper-to-bumper traffic, a fast pace, high cost and a constant busyness. Our discussions led us to ponder things like stress, boredom, feeling unfulfilled and a loss of inner peace.…
My next step was to see what alternatives there were in Australia. I spent a few months researching alternative education, progressive schools, democratic schools, Steiner and Montessori. I was inspired that there were so many other options available and now all I had to do was make another choice. I was more cautious this time……
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